Cigar holder and protector



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CIGAR HOLDER AND PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I5, I918- Patented Oct. 28,1919.

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BRITTON DAVIS, or CONGERS, NEW YORK.

CIGAR HOLDER AN D PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Oct. 28, 1919.

.I Application filed Ju1y 15, 1918. Serial No. 245,102.

I To all whom it may concern:

'and Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and .useful improvements in a cigar holder and protector.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a device for holding and protecting a cigar, which has been burned for a portion of its length.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which may be adjusted to adapt itself to cigars of various lengths.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of such a device which, when not in use, may be so packed that it will 00- cupy but little space and may be carried upon the person.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more clearly understood from the following description and drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my attachment in position upon the cigar,

Fig. 2 is a detail showing the interior of one of my cup-shaped protectors with the holding chain attached, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through the caps showing them in nested position when not in use As stated in the objects of my invention it is my intention to provide a device for holding and protecting a cigar which has been burned for only a portion of its length. A great many smokers, at times, do not have suflicient time to consume a whole cigar and considerable expense is involved when cigars which have only been burned for a portion of their length are discarded or thrown away. My attachment is adapted to be secured over the ends of a cigar, when only a portion of the cigar has been burned, whereby the cigar will be preserved for future use, and at the same time, there will not be the usual bad flavor which ordinarily exists when a cigar is relighted after having been put out.

In carrying out my invention, I provide two cup-shaped caps which are adapted to be placed over the ends of a cigar and have a chain for connecting the .caps. In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a cap which is adapted to be placed over the burnt end of the cigar and the lower end of the cap is flared, as indicated at 2. A hook 3 of the shape shown is formed on the lower end of the cap 1, the purpose of which will be presently described.

A cup-shaped cap 4c of less diameter than the cap 1 is adapted to be'placed over the mouth-end of the cigar and the edge is flared as indicated at 5 and provided with the perforation shown at 6, particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

A chain 7 is connected to the cap A by one link passing through the perforation 6 and may be of any desired length.

Having fully described the details of construction, it is thought that the advantages of my device will be fully understood. When only a portion of the cigar has been consumed, and it is desired to preserve the same for future use, the cap 1 is placed over the burning end of the cigar, as is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and will thereby extinguish the same. The cap t is placed over the mouth-end of the cigar, as shown, and one of the links of the chain 7 engages the hook 3 on the cap 1. In this manner the two caps are connected and securely held upon the respective ends of the cigar. When the caps are used on a cigar of greater or less length, the different links of the chain may be engaged with the hook 3. When my device is not in use, the cap a being of less diameter than the cap 1, may be placed therein, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and the chain 7 is placed in the cap 4. By this arrangement my attachment is stored in a very small space and may be readily carried in any pocket of the user.

By using an attachment as described, a cigar may be preserved for smoking at different times and there will be no waste. At the same time, by placing the cap 1 over the burning end of the cigar for extinguishing the same, the taste of the cigar when relighted will be preserved.

It should be understood that the particular design or configuration of the caps may be changed to suit the fancy of the manufacturer without departing from the spirit of the invention. For instance, the caps may be made cone-shaped or any other desired shape which may be found convenient.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A cigar holder vand protector comprising two caps, an extension formed on the edge of one cap and bent back to form a hook, and a non-elastic member secured to the other cap and adapted to engage the hook for connecting the two caps.

A cigar holder and protector comprising two caps, an extension formed on the edge of one cap and bent back to form a hook, and a chain connected to the other cap and adapted to be engaged over the hook for adjustably connecting the two caps, said adjustment being secured by engaging the hook through the various links of the chain.

3. A cigar holder and protector comprising two caps having flared edges, one cap being of greater diameter than the other whereby the smaller may be received in the larger, an extension formed on the flaring edge of the larger cap and adapted to be bent to form a hook on the outside of the cap, and a chain secured to the flared edge of the smaller cap and adapted to engage the hook on the larger cap for adjustably connecting the two caps, said adjustment being secured by engaging the hook through the various links of the chain.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRVING L. MCGATHRAN, VVILLIAM C. FIELDING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. v 

